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Description of Business (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) Store segment	Nov. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($) Store
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	1,416		2,300
Net sales | $	$ 573.0	$ 1,060.5	$ 3,500.0
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	3
Justice
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	108
Lane Bryant
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	480
Loft
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	589
ANN
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of stores	239

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